In sharp contrast to the Changqiu Palace, there is a large sycamore tree planted outside the Changqiu Palace. In the cold early spring, their leaves have withered, and the tree trunks are bare and stretched in the cold wind. The walls are painted with warmer colors. Brown, the wall tiles are deep brown-black.
After entering the gate after inspection, he could also feel the forbidden enchantment here. This time, Li Chengfeng did not come to the backyard to see the person he was looking for. Instead, as soon as he entered the door, he saw the prince standing in the front yard with his hands clasped behind his back. In the center, I looked up at a huge locust tree blankly.
This locust tree is huge, with a circumference of more than ten meters, and it takes six or seven big men holding hands to surround it.
Above this locust tree, the originally lush leaves have withered and fallen, leaving only a huge trunk canopy. Although there is no lushness, you can still see from this huge canopy how beautiful this tree was in its heyday. Magnificent.
Li Chengfeng walked closer, and the prince tilted his head slightly. Although he still looked calm and calm, Li Chengfeng could clearly see his deep fatigue from his brows.
"Are you here?" The prince nodded towards Li Chengfeng.
Li Chengfeng said curiously: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not seem to be curious about the arrival of the minister."
The prince smiled bitterly and said: "My father was so angry that he imprisoned Gu Gu and his fourth brother, and transferred the power to the younger sister. The younger sister is innocent and has no knowledge of political affairs. Although she is usually indifferent and taciturn, she is a kindhearted person in her heart. If you are a charming person, she will definitely come to you for help and find a way to rescue the orphan."
Li Chengfeng smiled and said, "The prince knows the princess's temperament very well."
The prince shook his head and sighed: "Brother Li Xian must be here to investigate the case. If you have anything you want to ask, just ask. I know everything I can say."
Li Chengfeng nodded and said: "I just acted according to the rules. I hope your highness will forgive me."
Zhao Hanqing said: "It doesn't hurt to ask."
Li Chengfeng asked: "When does Your Highness usually meet with His Majesty?"
Zhao Hanqing said: "If I were alone in Shenjing, I would go to my father to say hello every evening."
Li Chengfeng asked again: "How long do you stay at one time?"
Zhao Hanqing said: "Nearly half an hour at a time."
Li Chengfeng said: "The prince gave your majesty a pair of thousand-year ginseng seven days ago. Is this happening?"
Zhao Hanqing nodded and said, "It is true."
Li Chengfeng asked: "Why send it?"
Zhao Hanqing said: "My father was addicted to beauty and destroyed his dragon body. He saw his body wasted away and wasted away day by day. As a son, I saw it in my eyes and felt anxious in my heart. It's a pity that I was lonely, clumsy and speechless, so I couldn't persuade him. My father stays away from villains, abandons beauty, and focuses on running the country and benefiting the people. Therefore, I can only give you a pair of ginseng. I hope my father will think about it when he sees it. Even if he doesn't, it can replenish his health."
Li Chengfeng immediately asked: "Why did the prince send this medicine when the imperial doctor Fang and the big teapot were taking care of your majesty's dragon body? There is no shortage of thousand-year-old ginseng in the Daqi royal medical treasury."
Zhao Hanqing shook his head and said: "This thousand-year-old ginseng is different. This is the thousand-year-old red ginseng that the Gu sect found from the north. It is extremely rare. There may not be three in the world, and we don't have it in the Imperial Medical Library of Daqi."
Li Chengfeng nodded and said, "May I ask why Your Highness has no children?"
As soon as he finished saying this, the accompanying eunuch and the eunuch recording were both stunned. The accompanying eunuch immediately said: "Master Li, please stop being rude!"
Zhao Hanqing was stunned for a moment, and then he smiled bitterly: "It doesn't matter. Why is Gu still childless? Alas... Gu spends more than half of his year wandering around, either supervising government, investigating cases, or visiting people's feelings. How can he be so... Spend more time with the imperial concubine? And... Gu is still young, so when it comes to asking for a child, you can't force it."
Li Chengfeng immediately turned around and asked, "I heard that Imperial Doctor Fang has a good personal relationship with His Highness?"
This sudden shot back on horseback stunned the prince and the eunuch next to him, unable to turn around for a moment.
Zhao Hanqing quickly replied: "He has seen a doctor for his beloved wife and cured her hidden diseases for many years."
Li Chengfeng added: "Your Highness seems to have a close relationship with His Majesty's Chief of Guards?"
Zhao Hanqing was sweating a little, and he answered honestly: "The captain of the guard once saved Gu's life."
Li Chengfeng changed direction again, kicked in the air and kicked on the ground and asked: "Does Your Highness know the shift pattern of the Ouchi guards?"
Zhao Hanqing immediately said: "I don't know."
Li Chengfeng asked: "What about the order of duty for the eunuchs and maids?"
Zhao Hanqing was sweating profusely and said, "I don't know, and I have never asked about it."
The questions asked by Li Chengfeng seemed to be understatement and calm, but in fact everyone around them knew that these words were full of murderous intent, because as long as the answer was not correct, it would be the crime of "spying on me" !
What does spying on me mean? He just keeps asking about the emperor's daily routine, surrounding guards, and arrangements for his servants. Tell me, what does a prince want to do by asking about this
This kind of crime is the most terrifying, because it is difficult to prove, but once such an impression is left in the emperor's mind, it will be "deep in my heart", and it will be very difficult to turn over in this life.
Li Chengfeng suddenly asked again: "I have found out that three days ago, Zuo Shilang Ning Tongyi asked about the troop mobilization of the Shenbing Camp and the Shenji Camp in the capital and the rotation of officers. Is this relevant?"
Zhao Hanqing immediately replied: "Ning Tongyi is the left minister of the Ministry of War. It is common sense for him to inquire about this matter."
Li Chengfeng said: "He is the left minister of the Ministry of War, not the left commanding guard of Shenjing. The military power held by the Ministry of War does not overlap with that of the Royal Forest Army. He is obviously overstepping his bounds. What is his intention?"
This question made the eunuchs next to him look at Li Chengfeng in surprise, as if they didn't understand: Don't they all say that Lord Li is the prince? Why is it so dangerous to ask questions that hide murderous intent
But only Zhao Hanqing knew it. While he was full of fear, he had hidden gratitude in his eyes, because he knew that only in this way could the emperor avoid thinking that they were covering for each other, which would make the prince fall into deeper suspicion.
Zhao Hanqing replied with respect and fear: "Because there were madmen who attempted to assassinate Yu Gu before, and then there was the unbelievable assassination of the star official in the palace, and then there was the appalling poisoning and treason case. This made Ning Aiqing no longer trust the Jingfang and Shenjing guards, so she overstepped her bounds."
Li Chengfeng did not comment, but continued to ask: "Does His Highness have any resentment against the prince who has been the prince for so many years?"
These words hurt his heart. Zhao Hanqing immediately knelt down, kowtowed in the direction of the emperor's palace and choked with sobs: "As the saying goes, the emperor of heaven and earth are the masters, the father is like the sky, and the children and ministers are just children under the father's knees. Your Majesty has treated his son like an eagle protecting its young, like an old man licking a colt. Everything that should be given to his son has been given to him. That is why the son has been able to achieve a little bit under the wings of his father. If not Without the father, the son is nothing. The son is both the father's son and the father's minister. As the saying goes, if the king wants his minister to die, the minister has to die; if the father wants the son to die, the son has to die!"
"My loyal heart can be judged by the sun and the moon. If I have the intention of treason, I will let my son be cut into pieces and die with a thousand cuts!"
Zhao Hanqing raised his head and shouted loudly with tears streaming down his face: "Father!!" After saying this, he kowtowed heavily, and after a few times his forehead started to bleed.
Xiao Lingdang and others on the side looked at it with unbearable expressions, and even the eunuch who was recording and supervising could not help but be moved by it, and secretly exchanged glances.
Only then did they understand that Li Chengfeng's pressing questioning was to clear the prince's suspicions and give him a chance to express his loyalty and filial piety.
Look at how old he is, how skilled he is at playing tricks like this!
No wonder Her Royal Highness the Princess likes him!
No wonder they are the best among men!
Li Chengfeng watched from the sidelines and did not stop the prince from kowtowing desperately, because he knew that the harder the prince kowtowed, the safer he would be.
Therefore, after these dozen blows, the prince's head was covered with blood and he fell to the ground and passed out.
The eunuch on the side quickly exclaimed: "No, no, no! Your Highness has fainted! Someone come quickly, call the imperial doctor!" After that, he glared at Li Chengfeng angrily and said sharply: "Li Jue Master, why are you forcing me like this?"
Li Chengfeng remained unmoved, just smiled slightly and said, "I'm just doing my duty!"
After speaking, he said to Zhao Xiaobao and others next to him: "Let's go. The prince has finished asking questions. It's time to visit the last person."
The most mysterious, deeply hidden, and most powerful person in the capital, the Big Teapot!